tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190977655495067644.post2944434946273160000..comments2018-02-12T12:56:39.975-05:00Comments on The Mil & Aero Blog: How did that get there? How Iran may have obtained their new UAVPennwell Blogs Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15757232455847950283noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190977655495067644.post-23636975960058009452011-12-14T15:40:15.585-05:002011-12-14T15:40:15.585-05:00You would think that part of the programme would m...You would think that part of the programme would make the UAV return to base. Here is a simple statement:<br /><br />If control contact is lost,<br />then RTO or altlist,<br />else run self-destruct.exe<br /><br />RTO = Return to Original departure<br /><br />altlist = alternative list of secure airfields<br /><br />As for how the Iranians obtained it; possibly a directional powerful EMP emitter. <br /><br />But first you have to be able to see or hear the stealth UAV before you can &quot;zap&quot; it. Also, you have to have your EMP-zapper within range.<br /><br />Or an alternative explanation:<br />This is part of the current administration&#39;s plans. Give them something hot to complain about, then, to make amends, open our arms to the Iranians and shun our allies.<br /><br />Too much speculation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190977655495067644.post-70239841566400728402011-12-14T13:21:53.969-05:002011-12-14T13:21:53.969-05:00The story assumes they actually have the UAV. An ...The story assumes they actually have the UAV. An alternative is that they have some wreckage and based on that and public domain photos they faked up a model which they pretended was the intact UAV.<br /><br />The Iranians have a much stronger track record in faking pictures for propaganda than mastering difficult technologies. On the other hand the guys that design UAVs are smart enough to put encryption on the comms link and have a self destruct option if it goes out of control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190977655495067644.post-11485739167864530532011-12-14T12:14:44.692-05:002011-12-14T12:14:44.692-05:00I think it more plausible that the UAV, when lost ...I think it more plausible that the UAV, when lost contact with its communications link, went into autopilot and landed. Don&#39;t think for a second that the president and military would have not taken every effort (other than fly in with a MAN&#39;ed aircraft) to destroy it. But how do you do that when you can&#39;t communicate with it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190977655495067644.post-52064724891783989012011-12-14T12:02:05.562-05:002011-12-14T12:02:05.562-05:00Has anyone explored the possibility counterfeit el...Has anyone explored the possibility counterfeit electronic components the defense contractors contract manufacturers may have acquired from the preadtorial open/grey market? <br /><br />When 1.8 million used and counterfeit electrical components wound up in defense applications from Airborne to ground systems... as buyers facing deadliners to deliver finished good under pressure to perform get desperate when components suddenly go short in supply...<br /><br />Some buyer, somewhere may have impaired one of the communications boards used on the UAV leaving it vulnerable.. making it a crowned jewel to the Iranians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190977655495067644.post-71221632109825607262011-12-14T12:00:58.512-05:002011-12-14T12:00:58.512-05:00Both are very plausable explinations. However I be...Both are very plausable explinations. However I believe that they will with the help of Russia and China will get all the valuable intelligence from this UAV. The President should have ordered it to be blown up as soon as it was known that it crashed landed in Iran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com